DPS provides state with stellar service

11:06 PM,
Oct. 9, 2013

Written by

Albert Santa Cruz
| Public Safety Commissioner

Recently, the Department of Public Safety has come under criticism, some warranted but much of it unwarranted and unfair to the hardworking men and women of DPS who are committed to saving lives and making Mississippi a safe place to live.

DPS continues to have a positive impact on the citizens of the state of Mississippi in several areas, which I want to bring to your attention.

The most significant accomplishment is the consecutive decline in the number of highway fatalities over the past eight years. More specifically, there has been a reduction of 37.5 percent in the number of people who ...